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<span class="product">&productName;</span> enables you to
    perform the following types of comparison: </p>
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    <li>Compare directories</li>
    <li>Compare a class or class member with another class or class member</li>
    <li>Compare a local file with versions in the Local History</li>
    <li>Compare a local file with the current revision in your version control repository</li>
    <li>Compare any local file with the current file in the Editor</li>
    <li>Compare any 2 local files to each other: text or binary</li>
    <li>Compare selected text in the Editor with Clipboard contents</li>
    
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You can configure usage of the differences tool in the <span class="control">Settings</span> dialog (
<span class="control">File | Settings | IDE: General: Diff options</span>).</p>
    <p>Use context menus to invoke comparison commands. Refer to the Comparison section of online help for details. </p>

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